Concept map of proposed railways in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The Central Highlands Region is comprised of five provinces in the mountainous area of south-central Vietnam. [Image via Wikipedia.] There are no railways in this region (apart from a short tourist line in Da Lat), but there are plans for railways in the future. […]
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Hat Yai Monorail
Hat Yai Monorail is a proposed 12.54 kilometre-long elevated monorail line with 12 stations in Hat Yai, Thailand. The monorail line would travel along the two major roads of Kanchanavanich Road and Petchkasem Road, forming a 7-shaped line through the city centre. The project was being studied in 2016 with the aim of beginning construction […]
Future Da Lat / Lam Dong Province
Da Lat is the capital of Lam Dong Province in the Central Highlands Region of Vietnam. This city in the mountains is by far the most visited place in the Central Highlands. The cool climate attracted French colonialists to establish it as a hill station, and they even built a railway that connected to the […]
Da Lat Monorail
The Da Lat Monorail is a proposed urban rail transit system in the city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. The monorail plan was announced in 2011 and approved by the local government in 2013. At that point, they were hoping for it to be completed by 2020. The proposal includes […]
Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2021 construction update
Ho Chi Minh City is currently constructing its first metro line. Following on from the 2020 construction update, here is the Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2021 construction update. Line 1 Line 1 of the HCMC Metro has been making slow progress, with the latest revised opening date set for the end of 2022. It […]
Future Singapore – Construction, transport, and infrastructure projects planned for Singapore
Singapore is the most modern nation in Southeast Asia, and it’s the yardstick by which developing nations aspire to. Bangkok, Kyaukphyu, Malaysia, Manila, and Vietnam are some of the places that have mentioned being the next Singapore. It’s much easier though to be a modern nation when you are a city-state, without the need to […]
Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City by rail on the Southern Economic Corridor Railway
The Southern Economic Corridor is a proposed transport route that would connect the port of Dawei in Myanmar to ports in Vietnam, via Thailand and Cambodia. This is an alternative route to the East-East Economic Corridor. [Map via anz.com.] The Southern Economic Corridor route goes from Dawei to Bangkok and then on to Aranyaprathet on […]
Hanoi – Chiang Mai Railway
The Hanoi – Chiang Mai Railway is an unofficially proposed railway that would connect Hanoi (Vietnam) to Chiang Mai (Thailand), via Luang Prabang (Laos). There are a number of long-term planned railways for Laos, but a Hanoi to Chiang Mai railway is not one under consideration. The railway proposal is via a map from China, […]
Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2021 edition
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Future Pattaya – Construction, infrastructure, and transport plans For Pattaya
Pattaya is a city on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand in Chonburi province, about 100 kilometres southeast of Bangkok. Pattaya’s proximity to Bangkok makes it a convenient beach getaway destination, and it’s a popular international retirement destination. Pattaya is the hub of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), which is made up of […]
